The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-13 00:00:00

kONEy - MARKET! AND 001111 11311,CIAL INTELLIGENCE, The CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Position of the Money Market continues to N eElen t a more favourable appearance than it did bai ° (1 r thre e d ays ego. So alteration in the official 13,illni, itutin i has been announced this morning by the tic, O f England di rec tors, and the inference is eat — t en) re draw n th a t th e wee kly re t ur n of that 6tulishatent will be of a satisfactory character, poi nts thes e c i rcumstances the ten d ency o f effairs z "nts to a f avourable direction. At the same t i me thei a ti fl"ti ng balances of discounters show a slight tigl.l4entation, whil e th e i nqu i r y for accommodation ibits a diminution. Brokers Gre therefore not l or exac ting in thei r terms, and in a few instances ne e a desi re t o gran t th e i r regu lar customers i:_ea ter faciliti es . T hus fi rs t- c l ass bill s have been n eg o tiable this morning at 9 per cent. r° Naals have been made by the directors of the allti e and Great Western Railway Company e t ; th e emission of 4,000,000 dols., representing a b °4l:l issue of mortgage b on d s . Th e p r ice of issue ; 14 66 , the coupons represent £l4 per annum i nt 40 1 security of 1,000 dole., or 9} per cent. y n e , re ati which is payable half-yearly in New p t 4 and London. The bonds are redeemable at 11 4 ' 1. t h at per dollar, and are transferable t i r - ' 3ll t stamp or endorsement. The object pl v Whi ch the capital is required is to sup-. i n ; ' OO miles of the main line with roll srAst°ek• The development of the Western States 4; 41 , e rica without any increase in the means of Ei tid -.114 to the Eastern Ports has given the Atlantic di G reat Western Railway, as rapidly as the Everent sections have been opened, an unexampled 1 ,,• i1v. 88 . The resources of the road, it is stated, 4 1 1 ue far more than equal to meet the chagne for ta,, t-r t est l even should the rate of exchange rule - 1 e , o• higher than at present. t ro ll° f 4 ilure of Mr Edward Coombe, in the Spanish "el has transpired to-day. At ` Two o'CLocx. B " 0 Paris Bourse this day, according to bo T e r's teleg ram , the 3 per Cent. Rentes were. e eti ell 65 f. 10c. An advance in the rate of dia " Was expected. The English Stock Market has been very favour- 9 12 ere ' h, iLfluenced to day, and a rise of per cent. lc be e : t ', 1 , 1 , 6 improved quotations of last evening has s) ti tter condition result of the business transacted . The f , ei te ' r Condition of monetary affairs, and less ex the tnell t shown by the public generally respecting a me rcantile failures that have lately occurred , tc av conduced to impart a firmer tone to quota eer,--s' Consols for money are 88 it 7,- and for the A a unt 881 Th e N e w Threes and Reduced s t , t e l tli tiEs are 861 ; March Exchequer Bills, Hs. et ; June ditto 245; to 18s. die.; Indian 14 im.entureg, 97; Ban k S toc k i s 235 237 ; and 1 14 ditto, 212, t es ti the Foreign Market there has been less busi. 6, 8 ' but a firm er t one has been apparent. Turkish 1 , 49 re !,Cents., 1862, are 69 70; do. Consolides, 481 alexioan,26 4 ; do. New, 241 ; Greek, 22 t ; C i t 4 Passive, 301 ; do. Certificates, 13; 4 ; Aka g 4 e n 66 fie, 4 61 4 a;and the Confederate Loan, st t us i n esa in the Railway Market has continued st 4 h ow s r4 tely active ; the adjustment of the account, d e4l e7 eri has occ u pi e d the principal attention of the p S o :" and sueculators. Lancashire and Yorkshire, I ! prove d Western, and South Eastern have each sty V ve d 15s, ; Great Northern A Stock, North st qustern an d 4 ud G North Eastern (Berwick), each £1; at reat Northern, £1 102. w itk il e Foreign and Colonial lines continue dull , - ,"oUt any m a t e rial change in prices. s i t and Miscellaneous shares remain at steady Bi it a . ," . London and South African have decl i ned t o se i and Hudson Bay Company have improved at to it ra BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. a - "ZILIINIENT FUNDS. 88h 8 I tt Cent. Consols 83i a 0 Account, Nov. 12 861 if tilj.4 Cent. Reduced 86i t 6 ea per Cent. _ W 2i C e n t. Jan. 1894 " •** ••• 1) per i„ ° 6 per Cent., Jan. 1873 4LUities, 30 yrs, expire ."5 th JET , 1880.. D to for 30 Yrs, expire sth April, 1885... o (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908... mare . h J une. Itta, Cent. 11 7 ' 4e cltier Bills, £l,OOO, 4 & 3i per - 18 24 lic, £5OO 11 24 Do tab!, £lOO and £2OO .. '235 7 ,-°. Ragland Stk, 5 1 per Ct. u o A . -+ ccoutit I I:41v GOVERNMENTSECURITIES. . hdltt 212 StOck, 10i per Cent., April 1874... D° 4 Account D o per Cent. J u ly, 1570 .... D 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — _ -uo Cer') Accounttificates _ 0 1 p er Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — . D o 4 / pet C ent ...J T., b o ~.=.ufaced P a p er , 4 per C e nt .. Do 0 per Cent., Jan. 1872 - ' b 0 6/ Per Cent., May, 1879 ... 97 t, Boer Cent Aug. 1866 bo°,ndsid,OUo _ -Ittder £l,OOO 44 I'O REIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. k r i 14 „an Bonds, per Cent L itian 5 per Cent _ ° per Cent., 1852-58-60 t liei„ o 1863 — Do_ m°B Ayres 6 per Cent A . ccoun't.... .b l lati 6 per Cent. i:A ° 4 1 Per Cent • (:,,,c)liabiala 6 per Cent — „ 4 1) Q 0 ' 5 6 Per Cent. - - tie, ri • Per Cent, 1864 Do 3 per Cent., 1825 t o ° 6 Par Cent, 1864 Aaclo r IN 1) , ew Consolidated, t kv ° h ) j revisonal Land Warrant .. 96 - 4"rtn 7 er De' Seconpd Iss Cent ue ql t e- 1, 4 ; 10 9 Bonds Co - per Cent., 1824-5, to A ccount ex-Coupons.. ...... b?a e A °ll l ) ° l aß — Gik- e cotint t telnala 5 per Cent. a j 0 ,, 18 , 39 and 1859 41„ ) „ 1 ,,' u Per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 7 6 kA A II per Cent - 4- e-eount D o 1) 0 P dia D., u Per Cent. Anglo. French dis x d ~ Itto Scrip, £33 paid dis x d 111,1,° Preach Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Nr,"rish Inancrial 6 per Cent . A , . b Granada _ -,-,° 2 per Cent. --,o Deferred ,.....; • b .. Land Warrants (Hectares) .1 isol. ...... ° Debentures, 4 per Ct., April , , p Do do • Aug., 1866. per Cent e t l'll°t ' ll'l P n er 4l Cent. (Crribarren)... ... t ° 4 1 per Cent., 186 2 t,," Account.... 17 0 4 _ 41. koese 3 per Cent., 1853 •• .-". bo a "'mint ,, ~ ,9 , 60,..62,'3 4 61 Itbo 413:J011C:tut., 18,r6, I, , .__ tian 5 per Cent., 1822, i St D° i Per Cent., 1850 ..- o —Do 3 1860 531 b o Per Cent 1859 87 61 Do Auer Cent, 1862 b", ,10 -Dutch il itri,"?cril; £55 paid _ 0 0 - , l an 4 per Cent %hoccount D 141 3 Per Cent b° ke,count — Do Ileve Deferred b ‘ o ) laceount .... 30i b A ssive 40 : Accoti ut _ tj'n'sh Cert. ot Coup not funded .. —..... * - . Ac coliat h ecli d, 4 r. • ~, - 0 s e _ Per ,ent . Pm 4 tlrki,,v ‘ , l P, £6O paid 87i 8 i 1) 0 -„"' ° Per Cent. 1854 Lo ;','°count 1);', Per Cent. 1853 bo`'count 6Bl 1, POO Bond s 1) - Fer unit' 186' ) ) 'lcc - ° 1.00 Bonds.. 1)0 et Do 1863 .. Vb naratteed 4p er C0nt..... 7 o 1863 scrip,' P pai d .. — , 31ez0 e i tt ~r 40 A u Per Cent. ) 0 eeetint _- to ,Per Cent., 1862 1)0 lectnant — _ .er Cent. 1861 I) • ' A IN lvidends on the above payable in London 11 .0 1 an, 5 Per Cent„ Ex. 10 Florins. 1, ~hl . O . • , '" ' Llt e b t .2,'*./ Per Cent., Ex. 25f — ~., 13 0 , Per Cent., Ex. 12 Quil i:relichPper Cent. Certificates `Eili a , -"A pen es, 2 per Cent . --' p.I) 1 ' Cent.., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. 651 ,„.,;): ecount ........... /,,,-,,,,,,,,0rt,15p011ar ........... 4 . .. ...... Ct. Ex. 4s. 0 11 ""e7 5 Per Cent., Ex. 25f _ o Noj a tr b keney IWO O'CLOCK 8S h i o 4. 0 „, --turt ..... foe SHA T A, s t:S~ARI~LTS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOIi.S. are Railways. Paid. l Closing Business Price. , done. 3.14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val.! st !;iythe and Tyne. et Bristol and Exeter at Caledonian 60 Cork and Bandon 20 Cornwall 10 Do A A gets no div: 10 Do. B till flp c.p an.has • been paid to B. 50 Dublin t.l,- Belfast Juno ; 15 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno:l at Edinburgh & Glasgow. st Glasg. and S. Western., St , Great Eastern, Ord. stir! st Ditto A stock at Ditto East Anglian at at GreatNorthof Scotland st Great Northern... i st Do A stook at Do Bdo ..... ...., at Gt. S. anl W. of Ireland , at Great Westerr,Original at Do Str Val ona. stook, at Do. South Wales ' at Do. Wart -ONtord at Do Newport at Hereford, st Lancashire & Yorkshire: 1221 st London and Blackwal st Len., Bright.,& S. Coast' st Lon., Chat., and Dover et Lon. & Noeh Western st Lon. & So•.th Western A ;t 51an., Shef., ct Lincoln. i 0 Maryport and Carlisle. 12i Do t ,. Metropolitan t Midland _ a, Do Binning. & Derby i 0 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 15 Do. 3} shares 6 J7id Beat ;t North British ;t Edin., Perth, & Dundee it Nth. Eastern—Benvio 15 Do, G.N.E. purehase it Do Leeds st Do York st 26 Do. Stock. a Darling. 25 Do do 1855-58 L 5 Do do 18%a61 st North London 1 0 Do New 10 Do New 1801. , North Stailbrdshire 0 N. and S. W. Junction it Scottish Central it Scot. N. E., Aber. stock it Do Soot. Mid. stock ,0 Shrews. and Welohpool st Shropshire Union st South DeTon ...... t South Eastern 6taines,Wok.,andWok q Taff Vale ,0 D0C.... ........ it Vr.le of Neath it Waterford & Kilkenny it West Cornwall at W. Hartlepool Ilar.&R 82 t 4 122 123 6 7 31 3.3 16 17 Si b 7 105 107 43} 44i 6 7 V 6 128 136 1:18 127 139 6) 01 691 7 47 49 ,35 40 9) 101 inn 1131 65 67 - 102 (03 33 40 1104 111 94 86 63i G 44 107 3C9 1291 121 99 101 51 63 24 15 IC5i 106} 61;E5} 04i 954 125 130 35 36 0 10 7 8 ; 118 123 1 1i p 75 77 101 ni 131 138 54 66 34 t 6 81i F 2 8 9 160 165 3} 4i p 0 99 33 35 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Paid. Closing Price. Rathveys )0 I,tla.ntio 6. St Lawrenc. tom.,Baroda&.Cent In , I Gu. 6 percent... ZO Do. E. Shares... iuflalo and Laae Hann. l 0 Do. Prof erance ..•• • • )0 luffalo,Brant,dzGodricl S p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 187 )0 Do. do. July 1, 157 DO :bo. do. Julie 1, 187 st leutt a.az,S.Eastn. (LIT: st ;'apeTown .t Dock Seri DO Demerara 7 p.C. per. pf ock i 4 ;astr. Bengal gu. sp. ook East Indian. ou. 5 p. c 20 Do. do. J Eat ock Grand Trunk of Canal , 0 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent 00 Do. Ist rrei. Bonds 00 Do. do. deferred 00 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds 00 Do. do. deferred 00 Do. 3d Pref. stock 00 Do. do. deferred 00 Do. 4th Pref. stock CO Do. do. deferred oak GLlndlaPcnin.gua. s p.( 20 Do. (Jul. 5 per cen° 20 Do. blew gua. sp. 0 ook it. South.of India(Lin guaranteed 5 per cent ock Do. 91 per cent ,ock D 0... sOi I 4t. W. of Canada Share, 1041 Do. Nevi .. )0 130. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt )0 Do. 5i p. o. do. '77-8.. 10 Indian Branch Limited )ek liadras, guar., sp. 0. .. lok Do.ll p. o. Extensim 3ck De. 4 4 do -• • tO Do. Fifth Extension. xk lielb.Corp. ti p. o. Bnds 50 lielb. & Hobson's Bay. 10 gewßr unswtok £ Cand , Class L and 8 .. S.Rl.C'da6 po let pi bdt .ock Sande ........ • • . ock 00. Delhi ......• .. 5;• 10 1)0. do ... i:. t st Do. runjaub .... :2 ,! coli Do. Indue.St. F 10) ',,,, all 100 100 1 100 2 ;I'u 'kloo 55 57 00 Lol i dis Fr 4i 5 7 8 95 10') 92 94 100 101 oi ICOi 19 20 93 93 71 73 CO 62 C 6 58 56 t 8 53 56 46 48 28 30 26 `,B ICO tot id pr id I T gg 100 9 94 11 104 89 01 77 81 4 d ) r 994 100 p 92 04 88 00 8 CO 3 5 80 83 99 1(.0 98 100 4d par 98 100 95 97 Business don‘ 1001 991 1004 look 100 110 i i Ili COLONIAL GOVEIO.IMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... 100 Do. do. 1883.... 100 .0v.6 1877-31 *..... 100 89 9 2 80 90 Do. Rp. c. Feb. & Am, 100 88 00 Do. ap. a. 3lar. & Sept 100 88 113 Do. sp. a. Jan.&.July. 10i 75 80 77 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 75 80 ' A pe G.llope, 6 p c,187: 100 104 106 Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 100 .07 109 Do. 189. 100 103 110 - )o. Jan. Sr July. 1891.. 100 107 103 ;eylon, N0v.1868, 6 p 100 [O2 105 Aino. 1878, do 100 1.9 112 tiauritius 6 p.cent.lB73 00 101 104 Do. 1878 100 103 106 Do. 1882 130 103 105 r. natal Gov. 6 per Cont.. 100 [ ( JO 115 4.1%.00v. 0 p.o. a.dz.Jul 100 93 96 rt. S.W. G ov. 5 p 1,18,, 100 97 99 98 Dv. sp. c.,18i1 to UB7, 100 95 97 Do. d0.,1888 Acupwd. 100 94 96 95 stew Zealand 6 p cent 100 93 102 Mona Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 95 93 Zueensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 10) 102 4.Aus COv. 6 p.c.1868- 100 Do. 176 drill ward)... 100 105 107 103 —lo. Gov. 6 p.c. J a.3rJul) 100 - - Do. 10 6 p.o. An. 100.. 100 1104 105 1034 BRITISH MINES. 2 ambrlan Consol. Gold 1 1 Chiverton 3 6 7 Jun ora Amalgamated.. SO 32 )even G. Conb.(Tavist. 1 570 590 . 2.1.0. 5 1 rAst Bassett (Illogan).. du 63 05 East Caradon 1.14.. 261 274 rtt Cam . 3.4 ., 7 7 c , East Grenville .. ..... 2.7.0. 75 74 74 East Lovell 2.13.0. 74 84 1. Russel (Tavistk. 8.13. 45 5 "4r.m., l zSt.Aubyn(Gwen 60 7 9 4 Great Laxcy, all 15 15 3 reat Soutu Tolgus... as 2 25 I. Wheal Vor (11.eistm, 40 28 29 renville. • ler.4l's-Foot h.l3 38 40 . ingston Downs 4.18.) 444 ‘rargaret (Uny Lelant )1 7 9 darke Valley. 4 ivndv Iron Ore (Lim 2l, 14 4c. 19 25 17 •,ew ...... . 214 75 85 •••• 'orth Down* North Roskear.. 294 20 22 Ni n'i basset , ,liiogan 3.1,,6 14 24 15 zorth Wheal Crotty . 2.80 34 4 Prosper United.... ... • 35 34 luvidence(Uny Lelnt. 1.0 6.7 37 39 touthCaradon(St.Cleer 14 20 540 ..IVlleal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.1 33 36. itray Park Pin Croft v 17 19 Nest Basset (Illogan).. 155 8 9 • NCs radon (Liskeard 0 55 65 5 West Chive', on Nest Sceon ,Vhes.l Basset (Mogan 54 92 95 Wheal Buller(Redruti, 10 14 16 rThealLackott heal Mary Ann ',Lien 8 15 17 'Wheal Beton sBt 2025 2075 heal Tretawney (Lis 7 18 2,) Wheal Union 4 1 15 Great North PREFERENCE SHARES. Western, Chester gua. stock, 74 Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent.,;—• Etto, 411 per cent. red., I9A LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Shrewsbury and Hereford, 91 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9 Imperial Mexican, 34 BANKS. Alliance 35 1 Ditto, new, 34 Australasia, 631 Bank ot Queensland (11m),151 Brazilian and Portuguese, Um., 12 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 33} 23i Ditto, new, 31 East London, lira., 51 European Bank, Rm., 91 Imperial Ottoman, 151 London and County, 92 Land Mortgage Bank ot India, Um., 41 London and South African, 191 Provincial of Ireland, 90i DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 67 /I.ISCELLANEOIJ& City Offices, Urn., 21 Commercial Union, Insurance, 7 Gen. Credit and Finance or London, Urn., 61 6 Hudson's Bay, 156 International Financial Society, lira., 61 1 Joint Stock Discount, Rm. 41 5 London Financial Association, lim., 201 National Discount Company, lira., 126 National Financial, lira., 56 1 Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lim., Ditto (£l , , 1 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 806 Telegrat h Construe. and Maintenance, lim., 3} Universal Marine, Insurance, lim., 51 THE NIGER EXPEDITION.—Her Majesty's ship Rattlesnake, Commodore A. P. E. Wilmot, C. 8., left Lagos, with the Investigator in tow, on the 26th, and arrived off the mouth of the Niger on the evening of the 28th. The final arrangements, such as coaling, provisioning, &c., being completed, the expedition crossed the bar and pro ceeded up the river at 1 p.m. to-day. The object of the ex. pedition is to reach Mbba, to carry presents to King Masaba, to bang back Dr Bakie, and to take up Lieutenant Bour chier, who takes Dr Bakie's place for the next 12 months. The expedition is commanded by Lieutenant C. G. F. Knowles, R.N., and consists of Lieutenant H. S. Sandys, Second Master J. P. M'Ewen, Surgeon E. Hales) Assistant Surgeon R. Sweetman, and Assistant Paymaster Melvill Maxwell. The expedition is also accompanied by Bishop Crowther and Mr Robins, an artist, who is travel ling for pleasure. 123 k 113} 103 j 111 f 95t 1051 POLICE INTELLIGENCE,--This day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A GENTLEMAN CHARGED 'WITH ASSAULTING THE POLICE.-Mr Thomas Sheffield Robinson, of 94, Wimpole street, Cavendish-square, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting Police constables Alfred Austin, 188 0, and Samuel Yeo, 316 A. The defendant was in Piccadilly this morning about 2 o'clock, having a dispute with a prostitute and surrounded by a number of others, and refused to go away when requested by the constables, ho being very drunk at the time. Finding expostulation useless, the constables were about to take him into custody when he struck both with a cane which he bad in his hand, and became se obstreperous that it required fou► constables to get him to the station. In answer to Mr Tyrwhitt, one of the constables said be had seen the defendant about the neighbourhood of the Haymarket all the evening, and had several times advised him to go away, as ho was causing a disturbance with the females, with whom he seemed to be well acquainted. The defendant said it was the females who caused the disturbance. They accused him of something which vcs not true. If he struck the police it was not intentional. Mr Tyrwhitt fined the defendant lOs or 14 days, The fine was paid. THE SUN, 1.0N13011{, MURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1.864. II A NIES. COAL STEALING ON A RAlLWAY.—Jeremiah Cronin, an audacious thief, 15 years of age, who has been in cus. tody a great many times, and thrice summarily convicted, was brought before Mr Partridge, charged with stealing 2 cwt. of coals, the property of the North London Railway Company. John Grantham said—l am a night watchman in the service of the North London Railway Company, At 7.45 last evening I was watching a coal siding at Bow near the Lea Cut, and saw the prisoner and another boy taking coals from the siding, and putting them on board a barge in the Lea Cut, 25 yards off, They went backwards and forwards four or five times. They were about to shove the barge off to the other side of the stream, when I went on board and attempted to secure bosh, ono ran away. I caught the prisoner and took him to the station-house, There was about two cwt. of coals stolen from the siding. Mr Partridge— -How came they to make use of the barge? Witness—Their intention was to shove the barge round to the opposite bank, and then they would have landed the coals and got away with them. The company have been robbed to a large extent of their coals from the sidings. Henry Dove, a police-constable, 445 K, said the prisoner was a daring thief, and had been convicted three times summarily. On the first occasion he was sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment and hard labour, on the second to three months' imprisonment and hard labour, and on the 12th of August last to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. The prisoner had only just come out of prison. Mr Partridge asked the prisoner if he was guilty or not guilty The Prisoner--Guilty, sir. _ . Mr Partridge sentenced him to bo imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three mouths, and said that conviction would be returned to the sessions, and remembered against him, and if any case was made out against him again he would be committed for trial. ArARKETS--This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. "Wheat, 38s 9d; barley, 30s 2d; oats, 20s Od ; rye, 30s lld ; beans, 38s lld ; and peas, 35s Bd. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 41s Od ; barley, 31s 4d ; oats, 21s Id ; rye, 34s 2d ; beans, 40s 7d , peas, 36s 6d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 100,070 , barley, 57,163 ; oats, 12,499 ; rye, 243 ; beans, 5,665 ; peas, 1,693 qrs, ftwor =moo .( METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts on sale here to-day was moderately extensive. ahe quality of the stock, however, being infe rior, good and prime breeds changed hands at full prices, but inferior qualities moved off slowly, at about Monelay's currency : the top price was 63 4d per 81b, With sheep the market was but moderately supplied. The mutton, trade, however, was very slow, yet no change took place in prices compared with Monday. The pr:mest Downs, &c., realised 53 61 per 81b. The supply of calves on sale was but moderate, yet the veal trade ruled less active, at 21 per 81b less money than on Monday. Prime small pigs were in steady demand, at full prices. Large hogs, however, were dull. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 10 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 0 5 2 Second quality do. 4 0 4 6 Prue. S'thdowndo.s 4 5 6 Prime large oxen' 4 8 5 0 Large orse. calves 4 4 4 10 Prime Scots, &c. 5 2 5 4 Prime small do 5 0 5 2 Urse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 6 4 10 Small porkers... , 4 2 4 8 Lambs....os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, IGs to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, O 8 to 2Gs each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ... . Cows l2 s iSheep Sheep Calves Pigs 330 MEAT MARKETS. NEW (SATE AND LEADENRALL.—The trade, on the whole, is steady at about previous rates. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6d; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s Sd ; and pork) 3s 63 to 4s 10d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Oct. 12.—Prime meat was firm, but inferior descriptions met a slow sale. Beet, from 3e 4d to 5s 4d; mutton, 4s 4d to 58 8d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 10d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Oct. 12.—The trade was slow, but prime qua lities wire firm in price. Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s 4d; mut ton, 3s 10d to 58 6d ; veal, 48 Od to 4s 10d ; and pork, 3s 10d to 4s 8d per 81bs ; suckling calves, 16s to 19s; quarter old store pigs, 20s to 255; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB each. HAY MARKETS. SMLTIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 10s to £5 lOs ; clover, £4 15s to £6 lOs Od; and straw, 8s to £1 12s per load. Trade steady. CUMRERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 103 to £5 10s; clover, £4 15s to £6 10a Od; and straw, £lBs to £1 12s per load. A. fair demand. WHITECHAPEL,—Meadow hay, £3 lOs to £5 10s ; clover, DI 15s to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 8s to ;el 12s per load. Trade firm. The Explosion at Erith, Yesterday evening Mr IV. Payne, coroner for the City and Southwark, hold an inquiry at Guy's Hospital respect ing the death of Elizabeth Osborn, aged 8 years and 4 months, who died from the effects of the explosion. Mr George Osborn said that he was a painter, in busi ness, and resided at Bromley, in Kent. His daughter Elizabeth wont off a visit to the house of Mr Silver, the manager of the Lowood Gunpowder Company's maga zine, next that of Messrs Hall, at Belvedere. She was there a fortnight when the explosion took place. Mr Sidney Turner, house surgeon, said that the deceased was brought to the hospital on the Ist October, in a severe state of collapse. She had received dreadful lacerations on the face, chest, and arms, applrently from broken glass. She died in 10 days, and it was then found that the base of her skull had been fractured. The Coroner said that at the proceedings held on the pre vious day at Erith an important letter was produced. The document was proved to be a letter written by Rayner, the manager of Mr Hall's magezine, and it was addressed to the foreman, Mr Monk, at Faversham. It contained most serious complaints of the condition of the powder barrels sent to Erith. Mr John F. Hall hero stepped forward and said that he was the son of the London partner, and was assistant to the firm, he coula therefore give some explanation. The firm had received no complaints for three years past. Three years ago they had received from a maker a number of very defective barrels, and in consequence of the complaints then made the Messrs. Hall had erected a large cooperage, at which all the barrels were now made, under their own supervision. The letter of Mr Rayner bore no date, but it was evidently written in reference to what had happened three years ago. The Foreman—Have you not other magazines at Erith where an examination of the general condition of the barrels could be made ? Mr Hall—Not at Erith, They are not in use ; but we have magazines at Liverpool and elsewhere which would admit of examination. Barrels manufactured by the same are in those magazines. A Juror—Mr Hall distinctly told us last week that no iron was used in the magazines, and now we find that a go vernment officer saw iron nails and rods on all sides. V itness—l cannot speak from personal know , le Igo of the old magazine, which the Government bought three years ago; but in the magazine all the nails, &c., were copper. The witness who spoke as to the state of the old magazine admitted that he had only been in it once for a moment, The Coroner—l think it would be bast to write to the Board of Trade, and ask them to appoint some competent scientific man to make an examination of the general state of the barrels in tha other magazines. The Foreman—The question of the bad manufacture of the powder barrels has suddenly arisen, although it was en tirely unsuspected by us last week. It would therefore be very necessary to ascertain by some disinterested evidence what the actual state of the case may be. It would be ab surd for us to return a verdict that the explosion took place from an accident if another jury were at the same time in possession of evidence proving that there was culpable neg- ligence. Ihe Coroner.said that he should at once communicate with the Board of Trade upon the subject. The court then adjourned. MUNIFICENCE OF A LADT.—A benevolent lady has paid the cost, amounting to £5OB, of the Valencia life boat establishunnt on the coast of Kerry, Ireland, which is now being formed there under the superintendence of the National Lifeboat Institution. It is the only lifeboat sta on that wild Atlantic coast. The same lady hal previously defrayed the cost of a lifeboat and transporting carriage for a station on the north-west coast of England. Forecasts of Weather. The following memorandum, published for gene ral information by Vice-Admiral R. Filz-Roy, pears in the Lifeboat, the journal of the National Lifeboat loeitution FORECASTS OF WEATHER. Many persons have asked questions about forecasts of weather and their principles. Some have impugned their accuracy, and a few have demurred to their having any claim to a really scientific basis. No doubt that as very different views of atmospheric commotions or changes are taken by able men, such subjec's may scarcely seem worth their earnest attention, because as yet they have not been brought to the verification of a rigid mathematical analysis. But to metaphysical inquiries, and to other researches cr avocations, indispensably useful, one might take objection, and decline their study on similar grounds. Meteorology physical facts, excessively useful as n,t only abounds in well as interesting, but it demands an extensive range of intalectual and extremely comprehensive considerations. One cannot Lk() it in`o full use without duo study; yet who is there without an independent opinion of the weather, and perhaps too little understood barometric indi cations ? Having ascertained that the principal atmos pheric currents are incessantly in more or less circuiteu= but mutually opposed progress, sometimes side by side but in contrary directions, sometimes superposed, one or other being nearest the earth's surface, temporarily—and always having lateral as well as direct progression, we have a clue to their dynametry—by observations at distant stations and by telegraphing to a centre, somewhat like that which might be given in a tidal estuary to an observer at a fixed station, by ships swinging in advance or receding tide streams. By the tension or barometric pressure, the temperature and other characteristics of the air at each eta' ion—by the approximate knowledge now possessed of the set, turn, or progression of atmospheric currents — of their relative breadth horizontally, and of the circui tous eddies usually, or often, between their edges or boundaries—one may tell what conditions of air exist within some hundred miles around—say a sweep of 500 miles from London (as a centre), and, which is of far more value, what changes of movements are impending. The capability of doing this for about two days in advance rests on the proved fact of a general lateral translation toward the east in the temperate z3r-e, while northerly, southerly, or other (mixed) currents of air are in very various movement, the practical results on the earth's surface being usually composite moti o n s . By thus con sidering the atmospheric area above, around, and within some hundred miles of us ; by statical observations at the same hour, and by summary calculations of a dynamic character, all the principal motions and changes are brought within the grasp of forecast. But this applies only to general and principal averages, not to local pecu liarities or special disturbances so limited in nature that they do not affect more than a few score miles' expanse of atmos phere, It ought to be kept in mind that broad shallow currents aro the chief aerial features, below or between or among which there can be no vacancy, unless momentarily, as when a violent blast of wind is caused by a sudden (approximate) vacuum ; and that when currents act against each other (gravity restraining upward motion) their ten dency is to cause more or less rotation. The lamented Espy said that winds always set from the place of higher baro meter towards that of lower, but he also said (which some writers seem to have overlooked) that the meeting of such winds causes a circuitous effect. Espy's views accord with those of the authoritative Dove and our illustrious Her schel. The word cyclone has been so associated with storm that few persons attach to it now the simple and ancient sense of circuit or circuitous. Without duly fol lowing the progress and ultimate destination of materiel fluid. air having great bulk, infinite elasticity, and more or lossvis inertia, or rather momentum, according to me chanical laws, some persons have imagined that air cure rents intermix, as if unresistingly, instead of opposing each other for a time, especially if in rapid motion, just like cur rents of water in a river or in the sea. Air-streams in op position must deft pct or turn each other, or go upt;fard (against gravitation). Without a general, lateral, or trans mer:dional movement, or translation of atmosphere toward the east in the temperate zones, but westward in the inter tropical regions—in addition to meridional movements from and toward the poles (of which full explanations are given elsewhere), it would not be possible to forecast the character of wind and weather beyond one day's interval. It is the prescience of dynamic consequences arising out of statical facts that enables a really scientific calculation of probabi lities to be made. certainty is not yet attainable; but a fair average probability, for a certain area or district is already within our reach. Oat of these forecasts spring the cautionary notices of impending storms. It is by a continuous observation of the changes and indications of change that we are now enabled to decide and direct with confidence. Without such a generally-informed state we should often be surprised, as we should derive our warnings solely from distant stations, and should not be able as now frequently to warn even outposts, such as Nairn, Yalentia, or Rochefort. That errors have occurred—that we have been too slow, or have given warning where it seemed to have been unnecessary—may appear to have been unavoid able in such new and tentative experiments. But there have been four special causes of occasional failure which ought to be fairly considered. "I. A watch having been officially set to report on the results of each cautionary signal, has somewhat discouraged such speedy action as might otherwise have been taken in signalling, lest a record of their inutility should be compiled rather than the contrary. 2. Public offices are not open on Sundays, and only a few principal telegraph stations are then available. Hence there is sometimes unavoidable delay between Saturday and Monday. 3, No one or two persons can be always at their station all the year round from morn ing to night. The new subject of forecasting and warn ing is hardly yet so familiar to many persons, however zealous, as it may be in dug time, Lastly, the telegraph offices are not open in general till 8 or 9 in the morning, or after those hours at night ; therefore official communica tions are only practicable, over so wide a range as ours, between those times of the day," To communicate between Nairn or Valentia or Rochefort and our office in London usually takes about two hours, in actual practice. For proofs of what has bean thus stated, perhaps too dogmatically, about the movements of air-cur rents and their lateral translation, I would suggest a general reference to various publications, except fpr one recent and very remarkable instance. During the storm of October 29-30, such remarkable sudden and violent shifts of wind took place about the same time at many places in a nearly meridional direction across England, between or by Oxford, Greenwich, Nottingham, and other places, that even to meteorologists they seemed unaccountable —but if we con template parallel currents, side by side, moving rapidly in opposite directions, and having also a lateral movement to the eastward, such sudden and meridional changes may bee come as easy to comprehend as those so well described by aeronauts, who passed out of one stratum or current of air into another, so closely superposed that while the balloon was tilted (drageel aside as it were) by the one, the car was affected differently by the other. This momentary effect was accompanied by a rushing sound like that of a torrent of water. These currents had different tempera tures, electric characters, degrees of dryness or moisture, and horizontal motions. (The sound, caused by pressure end friction, is suggestive of various ideas in connection with heat and electric considerations, inadmissible here.) In this ease, of course, the representative of an observatory moved vertically through horizontal air-currents, at times differing in velocity (referred to earth's surface) from some 30 to 60 miles an hour. In the former instance—that of a land station —the currents ware separated vertically, their division passing across any place suddenly but horizontally. At the present time our meteorologic communications are utilised, and highly appreciated on the continent. At about ten in the morning (as seen as in London), Paris receives notices of wind and weather from our most distant stations, and distributes them. Near the same time we rsceive tele grams at this office from three French coast stations—B rest, Two hours afterwards the French Government despatches Lorient, and Roc hefort—being all that we can utilise . our forecasts, and (if any) cautionary notices to more than eighteen stations on the coasts of France, This British system has therefore incurred a large resp ons ibili ty. W hat does it cost ? is of c ourse a frequent question, The Me teorologic-office of the Board of Trade, and for the Admiralty likewise, was established in 1855, with a yearly estimate of £4,200. This was for many duties, exclusive of those now superadded, not then contemplated. To include and provide for all—with these additional objects, and their contingent expenses— I now ask to have £5,800, being only £1,600 more than in 1855.58 when mete orolo g ic investi gations had nut led to their practical u tilisation nationally. In conclusion, m ay I be permitted to say that, whil e ad mofittatirndgy many errors it ror sof judgment and numerous instances has been proved by general opinion of the maritime, if not also of the agricultural, interests that the system of meteorologic information existing now under the Board of Trade is we rth I's cost to the nation, and is deserving of efficient maintenance. —R. FeTz-R oes. Posteript,—Having been asked to send out forecasts, and occasional cautionary notices to the Midland districts, I am anxious to say that such detailed definitions seem hardly requsite, as they could not be given for highlands and valleys, exposed districts, and sheltered places alike. Fair comparisons of the daily weather reports or notices for those coasts which are nearest to any such inland place-- 1 especially those to the westward —and due consideration of the reports immediately preceding the time of observation, or exligcte I, as probable to occur during next day, or on that to follow it—may give better reformation than a speciel forecast—not duly estimating local peculiarities. The whole area of the British islands is so small, comparatively, that changes over them may be better estimated comprehen sively, on a wide scale (having especial reference to princi pal upper, or cloud bearing currents), rather than to local effects in confined or very limited districts, CHURCH RATE CONTEST IN TTIE CITY.—The parishioners of St. Katherine Creo Church, at the eastern division of the City in and around Leadenhall-street, were on Tuesday summoned to attend a poll which had been de manded at the vestry meeting held on the Thursday pre ceding, to decide whether a proposition then made for a church rate of 10d in the pound should be carried or not At the poll Churchwarden Nash presided, and at the close ho announced the number of voles iocorded to be—for the rate, 5S ; against it, 47. The church rate of 104 was accordingly declared to be carried. Reported Death of Lord Palmerston, A rumour was generally prevalent this morning, ,o the effect that Lord Palmerston had died during ,he night. We have great pleasure in announcing ,he rumour to be without foundation. The Leeds Banking Company. THIS DAY. This morning Vice Chancellor Kindersley met the repro • sentatives of the creditors of this company, at his Chambers, in Stone buildings. An application was made by Mr Glasse for the appoint ment of an official liquidator. The winding up was not opposed, and Mr Turquand was appointed the official liquidator, subject hereafter to an application to the Court in term. Au order was made that the affairs of the bank should be wound up on three petitions which were presented. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SAMBRE AND MEUSE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the cfllce, Bloorgate-street ; Mr G. Sheward in the chair. Mr Snellgrove, the secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, the report, an abstract of which has appeared in the ;Fun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, raid he had very little to say on the working of the railway for the last six months, as no change in it had Wien place. They had now a fixed income from the leasing companies,and neither an addition to the traffic nor a diminution of expenses could alter their position until after the years 1864 and 1865, when the terms of the agreement would entitle them to a certain proportion cf the net prcfi s over and above the £lO,OOO a year. Under ihe agreement their position could never be worse than it was at present, but it might be greatly improved. They could not be called upon for an increase of capital except for the completion of two or three stations as permanent structures, and a certain portion of the cost of the Charleroi station, whenever the Government might determine on reconstructing it as a permanent station. This would not re quire much capital, and as the company had a certain number of shares in hand they coull dispose of them at cl thus raise the requisite funds without callingupon the shareholders for any further contribution. They wculd not have to pay for renewal or repairs, and their capital ac count might be considered as closed. He had received several letters from shareholders. Some complained that the weekly traffic returns of the amalgamated companies for the corres ponding weeks of last year were not published so as to enable them to form a comparison with the weekly returns of this year. The reason they were not published was the difficulty of giving them correctly; Vie Antwerp and Rotterdam week for the corresponding period ended on Thursday the Sambre and Meuse on Saturday, and the Est-Belge was made up once a month. He did not think the publication for the weeks of last year could do much good, as they would necessarily to some extent be erroneous. An addition had since been made to the Antwerp and Rotterdam system, Other shareholders complained of the low price of the shares as compared with those of the West Flanders, but he could not explain it, as one was as good as the other. He had also been asked as to the amount of increase in the dividend they might expect after January, 1866. He did net like to venture an opinion as to what the amount of the increase would be, but he believed they would have an increase. As to himself, he should feel disappointed if he did not receive ultimately 5 per cent. instead of the vanimuer of 2 per cent aow guaranteed to them by the amalgamated companies ; but he could not then give them any figures in support of his ultimate expectation of the 5 per cent. He supposed there would be no objection to removing the office in Belgium from Jardinet to Brussels, as the directors would not trench upon the dividend, but would confine their office expenses to the amount allowed for that purpose by the amalgamated company. There was no difficulty with the Government in respect of the amalgamation, but they had refused to release the Sambre and Meuse Company from ar , y of its engagements with the Government. They would have to submit the ac counts as usual to the Government authorities as if they had not been leased to the other company. They would also have to meet the shareholders every half-year to declare a dividend. Since the amalgamated company had taken pos session of their line the Government had endeavoured to make a further reduction in the tariff. The directors would endeavour to make the dividends payable in future on the Ist of March and Ist of September In each year, but that welled depend on obtaining an earlier settlement of accounts with the Government. _ . Mr WILLIAMSON seconded the motion for the adoption of the report and statement of accounts. Mr AUSTEN, a director, explained that the company would receive every three months £lO,OOO from the amalga mated companies before they paid any interest or dividend to their bond or share holders. In reply to:questions it was stated that the Government was acting most unfairly towards the English railway com• panies in Belgium ; that there were at present 160 projects for new railways in Belgium, and it was fully expected that at least halt the money would be got from England. The State lines had been made with money borrowed at 3 per cent., they had realised 6 per cent., and a large portion of the money having been repaid, the Government had reduced the tariff on all the lines considerably, and now wanted to compel the companies to make further reductions for the benefit of the country. There was now a through lino from Antwerp to Basle, but the Government would not let the company's waggons go through over the State line, and they were now fighting to attain that object. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, approving the dividend of 4s. per £2O share for the past half -year, re• electing Mr Harrison and Mr Sheward, the retiring direc• tors, and author ising the removal of the dice from Jardinel to Brussels. The proceedings concluded with a vote o, thanks to the chairman and directors. WELLAND. Yesterday a special meeting of this company was held at the offices, Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbury. The C]LURMAN said that at the last general meeting it was decided to apply for an Act to raise the proposed £50,000 in preference bonds for the purpose of building propellers and placing the line in a completely efficient state. The directors were indebted to certain individual bondholders, who felt confident in the ultimate success of the undertaking, for having taken the initiative, not only in providing propellers for the season, but in relieving the company from the pressure of creditors in Canada. In ad dition to this they had advanced £12,000, which, with a portion of the second mortgage bonds remaining available, and the allotment of a small amount of the proposed new preference bonds, would be sufficient to discharge the whole of the trade debts of the company, amounting to £20,000. The Act for raising the £50,0,0 had received the assent of the Colonial Legislature in June last. He concluded by moving a formal resolution authorising the directors to issue preference bonds or debentures to the amount of £50,000 as a first charge on the railway and works, the roll ing stock, vessels, elevators, and other property of the com pany, on such terms of years and rate of interest as the directors might determine, not exceeding 8 per cent. per annum. Mr BOSANQUET seconded the motion. A PROPRIETOR inquired what under the new arrange ment would be the position and prospects of the old bond holders. The CHAIRMAN replied that their position and prospects would be improved, If this were not done, their property would be valueless, the money being required for steamers, repair of the line, and other purposes, which might all be effected for £lO,OOO. The preference bondholders would enable the directors to pay off all the debts and so supersede the rights of the execu ion creditors, who, according to the Canadian law, coul d come upon tho line and stop the traffic. With the exception of the preference bonds created by the Act, all other charges on the company would retain their respective priorities. The first bonds were payable in 1866, and it was hoped that the company would be placed in such a position by that date that there would be no difficulty in renewing the bonds. After some discussion the resolution was unanimously adopted, and the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. ST, ANDREW'S. The half-yearly meeting of the company was held on Monday ; Mr W. Smith in the chair. The report stated that the revenue was £l,BOl, and the expenditure 1,035. The revenue still showed a steady in crease, but, in consequence of the large outlay on the per manent way, the directors were unable to i ncr ease the divi dend beyond the guaranteed 41- per cent. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the approval of the report, adverted to the recent report ot Captain Rich on the con dition of the line, and disputed the statements of it, main taining that the line had been worked since the commence ment in a safe and satisfactory manner. Mr % PURVIS seconded the motio , which, after some con versation, was agreed to. It was resolved to authorise the directors to apply for power to borrow £6,0 00 for the improvement of the line. A WORD ON BED - ALF OF OUR SEA FISH.—Sea fish have innumerable enemies, and while the des struction by millions of herrings and mackerel in full roe is permitted and even encou ra g ed b y law, it is unreasonable to expect the stock of fish to increase. For every female herring or mackerel destroyed whileiin rco 500,000 ova perish, and while the salmon, trout, perch, and all fresh water fish are protected by Act of Parliament, there is no protection whatever for our sea fisheries. The romdy is very simple. Let it be made illegal to destroy sea fish while breeding—that is, give them a couple of months' immunity, and the supply of a good wholesome article of food for the poor man will be increased a hundred fold, and fish will be procurable in the London .narket at a tenth part of the pre sent price. The subject is well worth the attention of the L'gislature, and he will deserve well of the nation who shall first call the attention of Parliament to so impor tant a matter, and one in which there is room for such a vast improvelimut,—Once a Wick. Meeting of Middlesex Magistrates THIS DAY. A meeting of the Middlesex magistrates was held this day, at the Clerkenwell Sessions House, for the transaction of the usual county businees. THE PRISON MINISTERS' ACT; On the motion for the reception of the report of the Visit ing Justices of the House of Correction, Coldbath Fields, Mr LAWRIE asked whether any and what arrangements had been made by the Visiting Justices to enable Catholic prisoners who had expressed a wish to see ministers of their own religion ? Mr WYATT said the number of persons who had ex pressed such a desire was one out of three, two out of three having declined. With respect to the arrangements made he had to inform the Court that every necessary preparation had been made. When only one Catholic prisoner wished to see his minister, he did so alone, but when two or more expressed such a desire a warder was present. Mr Lawnin asked how often the Catholic ministers attended, and whether any particular days for their admis sion had been fixed. Mr WyArr said the visiting justices had fixed Sundays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. Mr. LAWRIE said he should like to know whether any 'coney had been expended in the purchase of crucifixes, chalices, or other articles. _ . Mr. iVTATT said not a penny had been laid out in such a manner. Mr. L AWRIE asked whether past experience induced the belief that the resolution had been carried out without any de,ger to the nation, and to Clerkenwell in particular ? (" Oh, Oh l") The question produced a slight commotion, but it was not enswered. [The formal blisfness of receiving reports from other officers was then proceeded with.) Oa the motion for the consideration of so much of the report of the visiting justices of the House of Correction at Coldbatb-fields, laid before the Court on the last county day as related to the proceedings of the visiting justices with reference to the Prison Ministers Act, Mr Sergeant PAYNE moved, pursuant to Lotice, "That this Cou: t has learnt with satisfaction from the report of the visiting justices of the House of Correction at Coidbath fields, that they have so far carried out the intention of the Prison Ministers' Act and the resolution of this Court, as to prevent the unnecessary attenlaneo of a Roman Catholic priest at the prison by limiting his visits to these Roman Catholic prisoners who, in answer to enquiry, shall have expressed a wish to receive them, the statute declaring that no prisoner shall be so visited against his will. At the same time this court desires to draw the attention of the Visiting Justices to the further provisions of the act (which do not appear by the report to have been considered) by which it is required that such visi , shall be under such restrictions imposed by them as may guard against the introduction of improper persons and prevent improper communicw lairs.' This court, considering that without those restrictions, the safeguards intended by the Legislature will not have been carried into effect." In bringing forward his resolution, the hon. gentleman said formerly prisoners could have been visited by a mini ster of their own religious belief if they required it. The recent Act permits only the question to be put, "Do you require a priest to visit you I?" It explained that, as already stated, that so far as the House of Correction was ecncerned, one out of three had declined. But the Visiting Justices, he thought, had not gone far enough It was a condition in the Act of Pa-liament that the permission to see a priest shculd be given only under certain restrictions. The Visiting Justices seem to have admitted every ono who had come to vi it without any inquiry as to moral character. It was only lately that there had appeared an account of the expulsion of a priest from a continental establishment, in consequence of most immoral conduct ; and a letter had also appeared in the papers, which he at first could hardly believe, when he commenced reading it, to have been written by any other person than some lady superior. However, on com ing the conclusion he found it to be the production of a priest to a little toy. Besides this a recent case of abduction had not at all set the public mind at rest. Then, with respect to improper communica tions no regulation was made by the justices for the prevention of objectionable observations. There was no thilig to prevent a priest, having gained access to a prisoner, from telling him that all Protestants were heretics ; that Protestantism was to be overthrown, that the prisoner's al legiance was to the Pope in superiority to the Queen. It was but fair to conclude that the object of those who pressed this matter on the part of the Catholics was to upset the Protestant religion, and unfurl the banner of Popery over the ruins of the Established Church. (Oh, oh.) Captain MORLEY seconded the motion. Mr SWIFT said the Catholic gentleman who visited the House of Correction waa to his present knowledge a gentleman et the highest possible character as a divine, and one who by his distinguished labours showed most unmis takably that his object was the prevention of crime and the reformation of criminals. He regretted the intolerant re marks of the learned sergeant, who might know a good deal about law, but he know little of the knowledge of life, and nothing of the reformation of criminals. The only way to reform character was by personal application and the weight of the minister of religion being brought to bear upon the offender. Ho condemned the remarks cf the learned sergeant as another memorable exhibition of the;intoler ance he had so often exhibited in that court. Mr. PAYNE regretted that a county magistrate should have gone out of his way in his zeal for the cause he had espoused to make a personal attack on a brother magis trate. The motion of Sergeant Payne was then put by the chairman and carried. The Court then proceeded with the other business on the paper, which, having been disposed of, the Court ad journed. BRUTAL OUTRAGE.—A brutal and probably fats outrage was perpetrated on Sunday evening lasi near Balinamuck, in the county of Longford. It appears that a feud existed between three families named Farrell, Cassidy, and Merriman who resided near each other, and three brothers of the Merriman family, determined to com pletely silence their opponents, waylaid Patrick Cassidy and Jamcs Farrell, and beat them in a most savagemanner with shovels, spades, B,:c. During the affray Patrick Cas sidy received a severe blow on the head with a shovel, which leaves him in a precarious state. Farrell was not beaten so much, but sustained some injuries. After satisfying them selves the brothers decamped, leaving their victims welter ing in blood. The police have captured Peter and John Merriman, but Francis has escaped, Cassidy's life is con sidered to be in danger. FIVE BOYS BURIED ALIVE.--A serious accident, whereby one boy has lost his life and another received dangerous injuries, took place in Dukinfield on Tuesday. James Lawton (nine years of age), John Holmes (seven years), and three other boys about the same age, were playing at theD ukinfield Park. Near the Dukinfisldßrewery there has existed a colliery, for many years worked in the side of the hill, under the park, but it has been disused for three or four years. The park is a considerable height above the road, so that the coal crops out in some places in the park adjacent to the road. At the back of the brewery the seam is three or four inches in thickness, and the five boys were digging out the coal when tho earth gave way, and they were all more or less caught by it as it fell. An alarm being given, some men who are engaged at the brewery ran to the spot with spades, The boy Holmes was rescued alive, though he was completely covered with earth except his lest. The boy Lawton was quite dead ; he was found with his head uncovered, but had been crushed to death with the weight of the earth which had fallen upon him. The three other boys escaped without being in the least hurt. The boy Holmes, thougl; dangerously crushed, is expected to recover. A MASTER MILLER CHARGED WITH rOACIIING. —At the Wellington Petty Sessions, on Tuesday last, Mr J. Tomlinson, a miller, living at Leegomery, near this town, was charged with trespassing on lands belonging to the Duke of Sutherland, on the morning of the 7th ult. It appeared from the evidence of a gamekeeper named Jones, and police-sergeant Christie, that defendant was seen about 5 o'clock on the morning in question in a field at Wappenshall. He had a gun in his hand, and was observed to fire at something in the stubble. Ho then went to the spot and picked it rip. A subaeqaent search was made, and the feathers cf a partridge were found on the ground. Defendant was accosted, but he denied shooting a bird, and said it was a rabbit. Tomlinson repeated this statement before the magistrates, but Mr Bather said he considered the charge fully made out, and was surprised to see a man of defendant's position of life making himself amenable to the law, He must pay a fine of £2 and Os 8d costs, POWDER MAGAZINES.—A special meeting of the Town Council of Rochester was held on Tuesday, at which the subject of the late calamitous explosion at Belve dere was under consideration, and the consequences which would result from a similar explosion of the powder maga zines at Upnor Castle, on the opposite aide of the harbour. It was unanimously resolved to memoraliso the Government on the eubject, calling attention to the danger resulting from the storing of large quantities of gunpowder in one place, and urging upon the authorities the importance of adopting every possible precaution fJr the prevention of accident at the Upnor magazines, where, it was stated, as much as 30,000 barrels of gunpowder were in etore at a time. A triple suicide was committed the night before lit,t at the house No. 53, Rue du Fabourg du Temple, by the concierge, his wife, and their daug hter, a young woman, aged 24. The inhabitants of the house and the neighbours, seeing that the lolge remained closed at a much later hour than usual, forced an entrance, and found its three inmates all lying dead on the bed, having been suffocated by the fumes of charcoal from a large brazier which was still burning. On the table lay a paper which was written, "We prefer death to dishonour.- It appears that the unhappy man, haying lost all his property some five years since, became concierge of the house in question, but ill fortune still pursued the family, and being unable to meet a bill of exchange about to fall duo, they resolved to destri y themselves. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPAIN. MADRID, Oct. 12.—The journals state that if the Minister of Finance cannot effect any credit opera. tion3 on the conditions laid down by the vote of the Cortes, he will wait for the deliberations of the new Chamber. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, NEWNIARKET RACES—Tins DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEC;RAEII.) £5O PLATE. Uippolyta Strafford Arkansas MATCH. Oldminster beat Birbadoes. NEWMARKET OAKS. Fille de l'Air BICCZ3 Six ran. CITY BETTING.—'This DAY. C AMBRIDGESIIIRE. 6 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken) 20 to 1 eget Accident (taken) 20 to 1 age Ackworth (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mail Train (taken freely) 3to 1 agst Adventurer (taken) 33 to 1 agst Planet (taken) 50 to 1 agst Queen of Trumps (taken) CLOSE OF THE NEW ZEALAND WAR, SUBMISSION OF THE NATIVES. A copy of the following telegram was received. to■day at the War Department from the Foreign Office:— (Copy.) Telegram from the Acting Consul General, Cairo, to the Foreign Office. 10th October, 1864. I beg to communicate through your LordshiVis Office, to the Secretary of State for War, and to the Quartermaster• General, Horse Guards, Lon. don, the following telegram, just received from Lieutenant General Cameron, dated Tauranga, August 6th A meeting took place on the sth and 6th of August between his Excellency the Governor of New Zealand and the natives of Tanranga, at which the latter submitted unconditionally to the Queen's authority, and placed their lands at the Governor's disposal. They have been permitted to return to their lands, a small portion of which will be forfeited. (Signed) THOS. READ, SKIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Oct. 13.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. Tnoorr, Oct. 13.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Ricardo, from Londonderry. CLYDE, Oct. 12.—Wind N.E.E.—Arrived—Howard, from Quebec. ... PLY3IOUTEC, Oct. 12..—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Queen of the Sea, from Pomaron. SWANSEA, Oct. 12.—Wind . N.E.—Sailed—Anna Rears, or Buenos Ayres. PILL, Oct. 12.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—Semiramis, from River Plate. PORTSMOTH, Oct. 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Vulcan, from Hong Kong—Her Majesty's ship Foxhound, from Malta. oAIXDIFF, Oct. 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Merchant, from New York. HULL, Oct. 12.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived—Skelleften, from (belle. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH,) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Oct. 12—Scawfell, from Whainpoa—Eiiig heden, from Tonsberg—Alexander, from Riga—A.gnar, from Beliz:—Wendelina Jacoba, from St Petersburg—Nar cissus, from GLfie—Hercules, from Quebec. Arrived, oc , . 13.—Eliza Forbes, and Agnala, from Ar changel—Twelfth of May, from Nykiobing—Cheviot, from Madras—Transatlantic, from Sydney. Sailed, Oct. 12—Westmoreland, for Jamaica. Sailed, Oct. 13—Dorothy, for Madras—Rio Grande, for Jamaica—R:!aper, fir Fayal—Helena, steamer, for Dieppe. DEAL, Thursday Morning. _ _ _ Passed—Teaser, for Buenos Ayies—Herniione, for San Francisco—Anne Catherine, for Cochin—all from London. Min, from Foe-chow Foo, for London—Lord Collingwood, from Plymouth, for Newcastle—E. N. Stetson, from New York, for London (in tow). Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius via Southampton Oct. 19. v;_a Marseilles Oct. 13. Jrazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. Nov. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Oct. 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Oct. 19. via Marseilles Oct. 13. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Oct. 11. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Oct. 19. via Marseilles Oct. 13. India (Bombay), via Southampton Oct. 11. via Marseilles Portugal.... Nov. 4. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Oct. 11. via Marseilles .. Oct. G. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo`.. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Oct. 12. by U.S. packet by Canadian packet Oct. 7. The failare has taken place of Mr Louis Spell z, commission merchant, of Liverpool. The liabilities are stated at £250,000 upon his own acceptances, and £70,090 on endorsements and engagements on other bills, of which £50,000 is Expected to rank en the estate. The assets are described as of an uncer, tain character, and the books have been placed in the hands of Messrs C. F. Kemp, Ford, and Co. The suspension has been announced of Messrs. P. E. Bendir and Co., merchants and commission agents, of Mark•lane. The books have been placed in the hands of Mr. S. Lowell Pace, and the liabilities are stated at £35,000. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : - 1864. 1863. Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland 51,680 45,533 South Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire.. Bristol and Exeter .. 6,688 6,643 • North Eastern 63,106 58,970 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln '9,322 17,807 Great Eastern These returns are generally of a very favourable character. On the Great Western there is an in. crease of £7,259 ; on the North Western of £9,955 ; on the South Western of £2,695; on the Brighton of £3,549; on the Midland of £6,147; on the South Eastern of £4,649; on the Great Northern of £4.529; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £3,226; on the Bristol and Exeter of £45; on the North Eastern of £4,136; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,515; and on the Great Eastern of £1,677. STRANGE STORY.—A letter from St. Petersburg mentions an extraordinary affair which lately oc, curred in the town of Orel. A great local landowner had a large sum (43,000 silver roubles) to receive through the police-office of that town. On applying for the amount ho was told that the money could not be handed over to him unless he presented the office with 5,000 silver roubles. lie refused , and immediately reported the case to St. Petersburg, paid over to him. But on the evening of tahnedstahmeemdoanye,yahas e was quietly smoking in his study, a loud ring was heard at the bell. The servant on opeWtg the door was instantly pinioned, and 4 men, their faces covered with black crape, rushed into the room. The landowner asked them what they wanted ; they plainly told him he must hand over his 43,000 roubles. With the greatest coolness h e went over to his strong box, opened it, seiz , d a revolver, w hich was laid on the t ,, p shelf, arid shot twu of th e rob bers dead, the other t wo immediatel y takin g to their heels. He then bent fo r assistance, the police, eC c., tard on the o rapo being remov ed from the faces of the dead men they were recognised as the head of the police and his secretary. The bs,dy of the former has been removed to Nice for in terment. Toe formation of the great military road between Freshwater and Chald, on the south-west coast of the Isle of Wight, has commenced. The most important part of the work will be the viaduct over Brexton Grange. - - - The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.30 per £1 sterllug. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 43 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold IS about 2-it the per cent. dearer in than u Paris,